Cosmic Trading System

"When one's strength reaches a certain level, it can no longer be compensated for by sheer numbers, much like how no matter how many there are, countless level twelve cultivators could never be a match for a single Saint Lord." The True Martial Saint Lord shook his head slightly and said.

"Hmm?"

Lin Yun was slightly taken aback.

That's true, judging strength isn't as simple as arithmetic.

The gap between the Saint Lord Realm and the Saint King Realm is a vast one, so it's normal that if Lord Er Lee were even stronger, ordinary Saint Lords wouldn't stand a chance against him, no matter their numbers.

"Although our power is suppressed within this universe, Lord Er Lee's realm is too high. Even if using the same power level, we are far from being his match," continued the True Martial Saint Lord. "According to Lord Er Lee, he was once a Saint King in his previous life, even reaching the middle stages of the Saint King Realm."

"The middle stages of the Saint King Realm?" Lin Yun's expression changed slightly.

Above the Saint Lords are the Saint Kings, and above them are the Saint Lords; in the hierarchy of the Sanctuary, the Saint King is the third and highest realm.

Previously, he had briefly inquired the True Martial Saint Lord about the strength of those from the realms of the Sanctuary within the Cosmic Ocean. According to the True Martial Saint Lord, Saint Lords were commonplace, Saint Lords were considered strong, and being in the Saint King Realm was almost at the pinnacle of power within the Cosmic Ocean.

Was Lord Er Lee such an incredible power in his past life?

But on second thought, it seemed only natural.

Lord Er Lee, in just a few thousand years, had managed to cultivate three Saint Lords, thirty Saint Lords, and many more Saint Lords were born under his influence. With such a massive undertaking, if he were only a Saint Lord in his previous life, it would have likely been insufficient.

Thus, it seemed quite normal for Lord Er Lee to have been a Saint King in his past life.

...

Actually, Lin Yun had underestimated what it meant to break a new layered heaven in a universe, and the energy that the cosmos bestowed upon those who achieved this feat—this was the Origin Force of a universe, its cosmic destiny.

Normally, within a universe, it might be many eras before someone capable of breaking a new layered heaven arose, and if such a person did appear, they would have to be exceptionally brilliant.

Such an individual, upon receiving the Origin Force of the universe, would be a dazzling existence even if they left their universe and resided in the Cosmic Ocean.

What was impressive about Lord Er Lee was his ability to help some cultivators break through new layered heavens and distribute the energy granted by the heavens among several people. However, this universe had been broken through thirty-three layered heavens, leaving only three unbroken.

Moreover, because of the excessive energy absorbed during the previous breaks, even if Lord Er Lee gathered the power of many, he would find it exceedingly difficult to break through a new layered heaven.

It was impossible for him to rapidly cultivate new Saint Lords and Saint Lords in a short time again.

A universe only has one chance to quickly cultivate powerful beings.

"By the way, if the Saint Lord knew that those Saint Lords intended to target the Immortal Origin Holy Land, why didn't he slay them? Could it be that the Saint Lord couldn't kill them at that time?" After speaking with the True Martial Saint Lord for a while, Lin Yun suddenly thought of something and asked again.

They were a total of nine Saint Lords, a force not to be underestimated. Even if Lin Yun's strength improved by a level, he wouldn't be confident in dealing with them.

Moreover, there was no way of knowing if other Saint Lords would join them.

As the True Martial Saint Lord had said, a lower-ranked Saint Lord, or even a higher-ranked one, could probably only handle six or seven at a time.

In other words, even the Langya Saint Lord wouldn't be able to withstand such a formidable power.

If those people knew that True Martial Saint Lord had left the universe, the Immortal Origin Holy Land would likely be in a precarious position indeed.

"Saint Lords have formidable vitality. Regenerating from a drop of blood is not out of the question. At that time, I could have taken action, perhaps unable to retain all of those individuals, but capturing three or four Saint Lords was within the realm of possibility..." the True Martial Saint Lord said thoughtfully.

The main issue was that his power was being suppressed by this universe. He had reached the Saint Lord Realm, but his strength had not. Otherwise, capturing the nine lower-ranked Saint Lords would have been effortless.

However, that wasn't the reason he had not captured those Saint Lords.

"It's just that I have this faint feeling that the disaster caused by the rupture of the connection between the Netherworld and this world is significant. Those Saint Lords might become a force that can resist the Netherworld.

I think, until the matter of the Netherworld is resolved, and also factoring in the previous deterrent, the likelihood of them targeting the Immortal Origin Holy Land again is not high. Once the Netherworld situation passes and your strength has grown, even if they do think about targeting the Immortal Origin Holy Land, they won't be able to stir up much trouble," he paused before continuing.

"The disaster brought by the Netherworld is severe?" Lin Yun's expression changed as he responded.

He had heard the True Martial Saint Lord mention the disaster of the Netherworld several times, but with so many things happening, his attention kept shifting and he hadn't put much thought into it. Now that the True Martial Saint Lord brought it up again, he realized the gravity of the situation.

"Boom—"

Just then, the space they were in trembled, and even the bodies of powerful beings like Lin Yun, True Martial Saint Lord, and the Saint Mother couldn't help but sway slightly.

"Crack! Crack!"

The range of their Domain Power was expansive; sensing through their domains, they detected many fine cracks forming in numerous spaces above and below the Immortal Origin Holy Land, with even a spatial crack appearing not far from them.